Now that I have your attention, Herb Carnegie and Miss Universe Canada, Alice Panikian, had a little get together in late March.
Why you ask, well to honor Mr. Carnegie, of course.
More on Mr. Carnegie...

Sharks fans have been waiting a long time to issue playoff victory cheers.
The building — where the Sharks' overall playoff record coming into the game was 19-21 — has long had a reputation as one of the loudest in the league. Once upon a time, it was just loud — indiscriminately loud.
Now it's both loud and knowledgeable and you could sense that Sharks fans were determined to prove they were superior to the fans in Nashville, a city that seemed at risk of losing its hockey team if contraction had been part of the lockout disaster.
"To see our fans come back the way they did," General Manager Doug Wilson said, before the series began, "... we've got to deliver for them."

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To watch the festiviities from the fans point of view, check out Sharkspage. The hand held video captures the spirit in the building.

After giving up a whopping five goals to Colorado in each of his first two games of this postseason, Turco is 7-12, and seemingly headed toward another springtime flameout.
It's time for Turco to steal one.
If he doesn't do it Wednesday, he probably doesn't have to worry about getting the quick ticket out of town like Cechmanek and Lalime did. His job's probably safe -- for now, anyway. But his reputation, and the Stars' season, may be sealed.

I’m worried. Can a damaged shoulder really affect my game?
- Jaromir J, New York
You probably won’t have the strength to start with, but take it slow and you will regain your form. Try moving down to a small wood instead of a long iron.
I’ve had the same nightmare about being buried alive by an Avalanche, twice. What can I do about this?
- Marty T, Dallas
Try closing your legs. Or stop sleeping at work.

Games on CI tonight are Buffalo/Philadelphia & Carolina/Montreal.
Also, the Devils/Rangers game will be broadcast in HD for OLN, but who knows where you can watch it. INHD does not list this game on their guide, so we must go channel surfing again.

"I guess I need to apologize," Hitchcock said yesterday after the Flyers had a short skatearound to get ready for tonight's Game 3 at the Wachovia Center. "I know better than that. I kind of lost discipline the way our team did in the game."
Reacting to Ruff's saying the Flyers acted like "idiots," Hitchcock ended his postgame news conference by saying Ruff could "[bleep] off."
"To use a word like that on television or on radio or in print is not who I am," Hitchcock said. "That's not what I'm about, so saying it was the wrong thing.

Watch the outburst from Hitchcock...
Is Hitchock's job on the line?
from Sportsnet,

Will Ken Hitchcock, the hard-nosed head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, be the next to get the axe?
You can't help but wonder, considering the way the Flyers are playing in the playoffs.

Lightning coach John Tortorella is getting tired of all the penalties being called -- and his club has only played three games in the first round of the playoffs. While Tortorella claimed he was speaking, with respect for the job officials have to do, he doesn't like the fact there are so many power plays. "I say just let the players decide the outcome. I know they want to keep the standard that was established during the regular season and I understand that," said Tortorella. "But I want the players to decide the outcome because in the end, that's the way it should be..."

read on...including Redden dealing with his mother's death, Hasek update and even more from Tortorella...

The dark cloud floating over Wings fans today (even on a cloudless morning in Michigan) can still disappear. Panic has officially set in- numerous online forums are full of despair.
Maybe fans can take some advice from ex-Wing Darren McCarty whee talking about the Tigers yesterday-
via the Calgary Sun, "What do you do? You can't have a favourite team and bail on them," he said. "I was lucky because I was around when they won in '84 with Gibby (Kirk Gibson), Trams (Alan Trammell), Lance Parrish, Jack Morris, all those guys. That was the heyday and you have to stick with them through thick and thin."

Sharks coach Ron Wilson said Tuesday before Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series against Nashville at HP Pavilion that the story line on penalties in the playoffs has been overdone.
"It seems to be a fixation on the part of the media," he said. "It's not the fault of the referees. It's the fault of the players committing the fouls. I don't have a problem with it." - Mercury News
The New York Rangers' Jaromir Jagr, when asked to name three people he'd like to invite to dinner: "Shakira. And if I invite her, forget the other guys, because they would just bother me." -Toronto Sun
CBC Television has approached the National Hockey League about extending its contract and keeping Hockey Night in Canada on the network well past the current 2008 expiration date, according to sources.
Nancy Lee, the head of CBC Sports, confirmed yesterday that the network is interested in extending the contract.
"But there's nothing pending at this point and time," she said. -Globe and Mail

Just before the playoffs, Jaromir Jagr received a shipment of hockey sticks that he should have immediately tossed into the trash.
The name "Jarg," next to the No. 88, was painted on all the sticks. Jagr, as he is known to most of the world, wears 68.
At the time, Jagr laughed at the errors. But when he walked into the Rangers' locker room Tuesday afternoon, he said, "See what happens when I play with that stick?"
For Jagr and the Rangers, the playoffs have been one gigantic misprint. The Rangers have been blown out twice by the Devils and they cannot count on their superstar to save them in Game 3. Enough time has passed since Jagr injured his left arm in Game 1 that he is able to talk about it, but he does not feel comfortable playing with it.

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